Historic  views ^ ^ ••• 

OF 

LEXINGTON 

PHOTOGRAPHED  AND  PUBLISHED 
BY 

— C.  F.  LAWRENCE, 

LEXINGTON,  MASS. 
i8qo. 


REPRODUCED  AND  PRINTED  BY  THE  BOSTON  PHOTOGRAVURE  CO. 


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VIEW  OF  THE  BATTLEGROUND, 
NOW  KNOWN  AS  THE  COMMON. 
LOOKING  NORTH. 


VIEW  OF  THE  BATTLEGROUND, 
LOOKING  EAST. 


I*' AC  simile  of  Inscription  on  Monument. 

WRITTEN  BY  REV.  JONAS  CLARK. 


Sacred  to  Liberty  & the  Rights  of  Mankind!!! 

The  Freedom  & Inde|>cndence  of  America, 
Scaled  & defended  with  the  Blood  of  her  Sons. 

This  Monument  is  erected 
By  the  inhabitants  of  Lexington, 
under  the  Patronage  & at  the  expense  of 
The  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts, 

To  the  memory  of  their  Fellow  Citizens, 
Ensign  Robert  Munroe,  and  Messrs.  Jonas  Parker, 
Samuel  Hadley.  Jonathan  Harrington.  Junr., 
Isaac  Muzzy,  Caleb  Harrington  and  John  lirovjn 
Of  Lexington,  & A sahel  Porter,  of  Woburn, 
Who  fell  on  this  Field,  the  First  Victims  to  the 
Sword  of  British  Tyranny  & Oppression, 

On  the  morning  of  the  ever  memorable 
Nineteenth  of  April,  An.  Dom.  1775. 

The  Die  was  cast!!! 

The  Blood  of  these  Martyr’s 
In  the  cause  of  God  & their  country 
Was  the  cement  of  the  Union  of  these  States,  then 
Colonies,  & gave  the  spring  to  the  spirit.  Firmness 
And  resolution  of  their  Fellow  Citizens. 

They  rose  as  one  Man  to  revenge  their  brethren’s 
Blood,  and  at  the  Point  of  the  Sword,  to  assert  & 
Defend  their  native  Rights. 

They  nobly  dar’d  to  be  free !! 

The  contest  was  long,  bloody  & affecting. 
Righteous  Heaven  approved  the  solemn  appeal, 
Victory  crowned  their  arms  and 
The  Peace,  Liberty,  & Independence  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  was  their  glorious  Reward. 

Built  in  the  year  1799. 


SITE  OF  THE  FIRST  THREE 
MEETING  HOUSES  IN  LEXINGTON. 
I 

BUILT  1092,  WHEN  THE  TOWN 
WAS  A PARISH  OF  CAMBRIDGE. 

I I 

BUILT  1713,  ON  THE 
INCORPORATION  OF  LEXINGTON. 

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BUILT  1794;  BURNED  1846. 

THIS  SPOT  IS  THUS  IDENTIFIED  WITH 
THE  TOWN’8  HISTORY  FOR  150  YEARS. 
PASTORATES. 

BENJAMIN  ESTABROOK,  1692—  16^7 

JOHN  HANCOCK,  1698— i7<u 

JONAS  CLARKE.  I7SS  — ,8°5 

AVERY  WILLIAMS,  1807  - 1815 

CHARLES  BRIGGS,  1819  — 1835 

WM.  C.  SWEET,  1836  - 1839 

JASON  WHITMAN,  1845-1846 


HOUSE  BUILT  1690, 

KNOWN  AS  THE 

BUCKMAN  TAVERN. 

A RENDEVOUS  OF  THE 
MINUTE  MEN. 

A MARK  FOR  BRITISH  BULLETS, 
APRIL  19.  1775. 


HOUSE  OF 

JOHNATHAN  HARRINGTON. 

WHO,  WOUNDED  ON  THE  COMMON, 

APRIL  19  1775, 

DRAGGED  HIMSELF  TO  THE  DOOR 
AND  DIED  AT  HIS  WIFE'S  FEET. 


HOUSE  OF 

MARRETT  AND  NATHAN  MONROE. 

BUILT  1729. 

A WITNESS  OF  THE  BATTLE. 


CLARK  HOUSE. 

BUILT  1698.  ENLARGED  1734. 
RESIDENCE  OF, 

REV.  JOHN  HANCOCK,  55  YEARS, 

and  of  his  successor, 

REV.  JONAS  CLARK,  50  YEARS. 

HERE  SAMUEL  ADAMS  AND  JOHN  HANCOCK, 
WERE  SLEEPING  WHEN  AROUSED 
BY  PAUL  REVERE, 

APRIL  19,1775. 


house  of 

benjamin  merriam, 

ONE  OF  THE  MINUTE  MEN  WHOSE 
FAMILY  FLED 

AT  THE  APPROACH  OF' THE  BRITISH, 
WHO  PILLAGED  THE  HOUSE 
APRIL  19,  1775. 


high  school  building, 
formerly  town  hall, 
near  this  spot 
EARL  PERCY 

WITH  REINFORCEMENTS 

planted  a field  piece  to  cover 
the  retreat  of  the 

BRITISH  TROOPS, 


M the  hill  to  the  '>OUTH 

WAS  PLANTED 
ME  OF  THE  e-RITI-.H  HELAplEOIS 
APR".  19  1775 
TO  COMMAND  THE  VILE  ACE 
AND  _S  APPROACHES 

AND  NEAR  THIS  PLACE 
: EVERAL  8UILDINCS  WERE  CU ’MUD 


THE  MONROE  TAVERN. 


BUILT  1695. 

EARL  PERCY'S 

HEADQUARTERS  AND  HOSPITAL, 
APRIL  19,  1775. 


sa; 


BIRTHPLACE  OF  THEODORE  PARKER. 

THE  OLD  BELFRY  ON  THE  RIGHT. 


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